Greenability Magazine

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Get a behind-the-scenes look at urban and indigenous food systems and how farmers are working to grow local food that is resilient to climate change, taps the wisdom of elders and looks at regenerative agricultural design for the future. He received the 2018 James Beard Award for Best American Cookbook and a 2019 James Beard Leadership Award.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 10, 2020

The organization expects there to be 169 zero-emission commercial vehicles available for purchase, or soon to be available, in North America by the end of 2020; that's a 78 percent increase from the number of zero-emission commercial vehicles available at the end of 2019. Why does this matter? Ford is making an electric transit van.

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Energy Innovation

JANUARY 19, 2024

Air quality monitoring networks play a crucial role in enhancing climate resilience by providing communities and policymakers the data they need to understand the relationships between air quality and public health. 2019 ; D’Evelyn et al., Communities across the U.S. Who is responsible for measuring air quality in the U.S.?

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 8, 2020

The Midwest floods revealed another benefit of sustainable agriculture: fields that had been farmed with conservation practices recovered faster.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 31, 2020

Triple-digit temperatures in June in the Arctic Circle led to another warmest month on record, tying with June 2019. A new blueprint from Ceres, the Blueprint for Responsible Policy Engagement on Climate Change , lays out a science-based action agenda for companies in the U.S. First, advocate for science-based climate policy.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 7, 2022

The United States is in a golden era for climate policy. The policy has been a long time coming, yet came to fruition quickly, responding to the urgency of the climate crisis and the opportunity to legislate before midterms. How the policy will unfold is impossible for me to imagine.

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Business Green

APRIL 6, 2020

Renewable electricity capacity growth slowed just a touch in 2019, yet still made up almost three quarters of all new power capacty that came into operation worldwide last year, according to the latest data released today by the International Renewable Energy Association (IRENA). according to IRENA. Overall, renewables capacity expanded by 7.6

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

million people now work in renewable energy worldwide, but IRENA warns strong policy action essential to sustain growth in the wake of Covid-19. million people worldwide working in the sector in 2019, up almost 500,000 from the year before, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). As many as 11.5 As many as 5.5

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Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 2, 2021

Actions by these states to change the direction of energy policy are a powerful confirmation that clean energy is a viable, cost-effective alternative to fossil fuels. These technologies can be used to create community resilience hubs throughout the state, providing services during hurricanes and other extreme weather events.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Other countries are also working to improve their policies on company climate risk reporting - including the UK. As it stands, they fail to meet the expectations set by the government in its 2019 Green Finance Strategy. This issue doesn't just apply to premium listed companies, so the disclosure policy shouldn't either.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Appointment of Conservative MP as international champion on adaptation and resilience for COP26 set to improve gender balance of government’s previously all-male team. I look forward to working with our partners across the globe to represent and drive our high ambitions on the adaptation and resilience agenda.".

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Business Green

JULY 11, 2022

That is the sobering conclusion of major new research from UN science and policy experts today, who argue that the way in which nature is valued in political and economic decisions is both a key driver of the global biodiversity crisis, as well as a "vital" opportunity for reforms that could help accelerate sustainable development globally.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

So Miller, who launched the platform in the fall of 2019 to provide funding to small, sustainably run farms — operations often underserved by traditional finance — soon found himself expanding Steward’s services to help these same farmers shift their business model. They also looked more agile and resilient. Pull Quote.

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EDF + Business

APRIL 22, 2020

and Chairman of Business Roundtable said in August 2019, “The American dream is alive, but fraying. Concrete government policies that send a clear signal to business will help us rebuild from this devastating crisis…”. Solving climate change means a stronger, more resilient economy.

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Green Market Oracle

SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

The Ecocity World Summit will take place October 7–11, 2019, at the Vancouver Convention Centre, the world’s first double LEED® Platinum certified convention centre. Ecocity 2019 is where breakthroughs and advances will be shared. These themes weave through the Summit tracks.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 17, 2020

Lori Lightfoot of Chicago, Vi Lyles of Charlotte, North Carolina, Libby Schaaf of Oakland, California and Jenny Durkan of Seattle — working in their communities to create powerful dialogues and meaningful policy action. From the carbon footprint of city buildings and housing to energy policy, mayors are on the front lines of sustainability.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

The drive to make companies more climate resilient and sustainable started with institutional investors, long aware of climate risk. Many consumers are more conscious than ever when choosing brands whose policies meet their own interests. Now we must marshal its power to encourage the march toward a climate resilient future.

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Business Green

MARCH 31, 2020

Equinor has become the latest oil major to quit a trade body amid disagreements over climate policy, confirming late last week that it is leaving the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA). Our assessment of API's climate position and climate policy principles shows some misalignment with Equinor's position," the company said. "We

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Greenability Magazine

MAY 10, 2023

We’re working with community partners to ensure we’re building a more resilient energy system for the future.” In 2019, the City Council approved an ordinance to execute Renewables Direct Participation Agreements to purchase renewable energy. In 2019, it became the first large U.S. city to implement free bus fare.

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Business Green

JANUARY 25, 2021

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to announce a new international coalition focused on helping vulnerable nations adapt and build resilience to escalating climate impacts at a landmark global summit today. I'll be making the need for a resilient recovery a priority of the UK's G7 presidency this year.

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Energy and Cleantech Council

APRIL 2, 2019

On March 22, 2019, Foley Hoag hosted the New England Electricity Restructuring Roundtable , organized by Raab Associates. Prominent among these were grid resilience and cybersecurity. Commissioner LaFleur closed with observations about her time at FERC, notably that it takes a long time, sometimes too long, for FERC to make policy.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Providing funding to poorer nations to undertake climate action is not only a moral and legal responsibility for developed countries, but also a strategic investment in a cleaner and more resilient world. Over the last four years (see our coverage from 2017 , 2018 , 2019 and 2020 ), Congress has sought to maintain U.S.

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Business Green

JANUARY 18, 2022

In this challenging context, ambitious policy commitments and public funding to support the roll-out of new low carbon technologies may not, at first glance, look particularly attractive to some parts of government. The economic and social case for policy clarity has never been more important.

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GreenBiz

MAY 19, 2020

Americans continue to value and demand recycling as an essential public service according to The Recycling Partnership’s 2019 Earth Day survey. Strong, coordinated action is needed in areas including package design and labeling, capital investments, scaled adoption of best management practices, policy interventions, and consumer engagement.

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Front And Centered

MAY 17, 2019

Good environmental policy starts with equitable decision-making process. The proposed Office of Equity ** , would have facilitated and track outcomes for state policy and systems change to promote equity in policy, practice, and outcomes and require agencies to use equity assessment tools. We testified in support of this bill.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

"We need companies to make commitments that are specific to how they are addressing their supply chains," says Jessye Waxman, shareholder advocate with Green Century Capital Management, which has so far engaged dozens of businesses encouraging them to improve their "no deforestation" policies and practices. Progress takes root.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The warmest eight years have all been since 2015, with 2016, 2019 and 2020 constituting the top three. Complete streets policies: to fund, plan for, construct, operate, and maintain their streets so they are safe for all users, regardless of age and ability.

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Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 26, 2022

About 50 years ago, Costa Rica began to promote a series of novel environmental policies. Sustainability policies established. Investment policies were introduced to reverse the current unmaintainable situation. Investment policies were introduced to reverse the current unmaintainable situation. Building resiliency.

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The City Fix

JUNE 26, 2023

Cities occupy just 3 percent of the Earth’s land, but account for most of the global energy consumption and carbon emissions. Many cities are also more vulnerable to climate change and natural disasters due to their population densities and interconnected infrastructure.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 27, 2021

said Matthew Wenban-Smith, policy and standards director for the nonprofit standards and certification organization, ResponsibleSteel. . According to Joshua Davies, sustainability manager for Multiplex Europe, 42 percent of his company’s overall 2019 footprint came from embodied carbon from its suppliers. Pull Quote.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Sunrun also reported rapid growth in its battery business, with the company pitching customers on resilient power in the face of California's wildfires and utility power shutoffs. Jurich expects rising customer interest in batteries for resilient backup power. Sunrun expects to grow total solar deployments 15 percent in 2020.

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Business Green

JUNE 11, 2021

The G7 nations may be facing mounting calls this weekend to accelerate their decarbonisation efforts, but a new analysis reveals this week that new climate policies could serve to build upon an encouraging track record of emissoin reduction in recent years. Some of this success has been undone by badly-aligned policies in other areas.

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AGreenLiving

MARCH 29, 2021

How can sustainability execs leverage Biden’s policy agenda? Dawn Rittenhouse Mon, 03/29/2021 – 00:15 Well before Jan. All of the Biden administration’s policy areas connect to the sustainability agenda, so the sustainability community will need to be heavily engaged. But what of its contractors — are they?

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Clean Energy Canada

APRIL 19, 2024

And though a number of key policies continue to be developed—including the oil and gas emissions cap, an emissions cap on natural gas utilities and measures to reduce vehicle kilometres travelled by 25 per cent—many CleanBC policies are now substantially advanced. The plan is working: B.C. residents and businesses. The difference?

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Business Green

MAY 20, 2020

That is the latest forecast issued today by the International Energy Agency (IEA), which said it expects the world to add 167GW of new renewable power capacity in 2020, marking a 13 per cent decline in growth from last year, despite "impressive resilience" from the sector during the pandemic.

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 6, 2021

The world added more than 260 GW of renewable energy capacity last year, exceeding expansion in 2019 by close to 50%, despite the economic slowdown that resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to data from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). These numbers tell a remarkable story of resilience and hope.

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GreenTechMedia

MARCH 20, 2020

After incurring short-term costs to get the program up and running, the state expects the Clean Peak policy will save $400 million over the coming decade. “This is a core centerpiece of our efforts to incorporate storage into our clean energy policies,” said DOER Commissioner Patrick Woodcock. Designing dynamism.

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